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Unknown Spider - Kukulcania - female
Copyright © 2005 Ryan Scott

Unknown Spider - Kukulcania - Female
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Size: about 1'' long
My Uncle was bitten by a Recluse spider, or so we think. He never acually saw the spider that bit him. Although the bite was identical to what a Brown Recluse would do. I found this spider in his house, the same place I believe he was bitten, he thinks he was bitten at our store. I can't seem to find this exact spider anywhere that I have searched. What kind of spider is this? Is this a harmful spider? Did I catch the spider that could do Recluse type damage? I'm not sure if I should keep it or release it somewhere.
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Contributed by Ryan Scott on 4 June, 2005 - 12:25pm
Last updated 2 September, 2006 - 9:39am

Filistatidae.
This is a "crevice weaver" in the family Filistatidae. They usually spin a sprawling, messy-looking web from a hole or crevice in a vertical surface, but I have seen plenty in the horizontal plane. Not at all harmful. Feel free to contact me off-site, as I am also in Tucson:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 June, 2005 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Here's a matching photo...and info if you speak French?

http://gea.free.fr/fiche%20k-hibernalis.htm

I'm going to make a page for this.... I think the site says it's in the sub order Labidognatha.
… Lynette Schimming, 6 June, 2005 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Update
This genus is now known as Kukulcania. The pic could be K. arizonica.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 29 July, 2005 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the update!
… Lynette Schimming, 5 August, 2005 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

Not Brown Recluse
Here's a link to a photo of a brown recluse... http://www.critterridders.com/brown_recluse1.jpg I really don't know what this is, but it looks similar to a funnelweb mygalomorph picture I saw from Australia(this one is obviously not that species...since it's from AZ). They used to be Dipluridae now Hexathelidae. See the photo here....http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/find/spiders/201.htm Keep in mind this is a wild idea, but may lead you searching in the right direction?
… Lynette Schimming, 4 June, 2005 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

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